Photos: Downed power pole blocks Singleton Road in Gwinnett

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Photos: Downed power pole blocks Singleton Road in Gwinnett

Downed power pole blocks Singleton Road in Gwinnett

A second pole also fell onto a nearby grassy area. It was not immediately clear what caused the poles to topple. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

About 500 Georgia Power customers, including a nearby shopping center, were without power at 7 a.m. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A major Gwinnett County road was blocked this morning after a huge power pole fell across the roadway. The metal utility pole came down onto Singleton Road before 6:30 a.m., blocking all lanes in both directions between Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Thompson Parkway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

About 500 Georgia Power customers, including a nearby shopping center, were without power at 7 a.m. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A second pole also fell onto a nearby grassy area. It was not immediately clear what caused the poles to topple. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A second pole also fell onto a nearby grassy area. It was not immediately clear what caused the poles to topple. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

About 500 Georgia Power customers, including a nearby shopping center, were without power at 7 a.m. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A major Gwinnett County road was blocked this morning after a huge power pole fell across the roadway. The metal utility pole came down onto Singleton Road before 6:30 a.m., blocking all lanes in both directions between Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Thompson Parkway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A major Gwinnett County road was blocked this morning after a huge power pole fell across the roadway. The metal utility pole came down onto Singleton Road before 6:30 a.m., blocking all lanes in both directions between Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Thompson Parkway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

About 500 Georgia Power customers, including a nearby shopping center, were without power at 7 a.m. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A second pole also fell onto a nearby grassy area. It was not immediately clear what caused the poles to topple. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A major Gwinnett County road was blocked this morning after a huge power pole fell across the roadway. The metal utility pole came down onto Singleton Road before 6:30 a.m., blocking all lanes in both directions between Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Thompson Parkway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A second pole also fell onto a nearby grassy area. It was not immediately clear what caused the poles to topple. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A major Gwinnett County road was blocked this morning after a huge power pole fell across the roadway. The metal utility pole came down onto Singleton Road before 6:30 a.m., blocking all lanes in both directions between Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Thompson Parkway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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A second pole also fell onto a nearby grassy area. It was not immediately clear what caused the poles to topple. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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